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Agnes M Lindsay Trust

Accepts applications Chelmsford, Massachusetts · EIN 026004971

Agnes M Lindsay Trust is a private foundation in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 327 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

56% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$669,329226$32.2 million
2024$1.1 million316$36.9 million
2025$1.2 million327$42.1 million

How to apply

ContactAlan Lampert
10 North Road Suite 2, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone or email(978) 455-7818
What to submitIn writing, resume of organization and program, use of funds, two years of audited financial statements and IRS determination letter.
RestrictionsLimited to ma, me, nh, and vt. Must be 501 (c) (3) but not a private foundation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Agnes M Lindsay Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts153$573,500
Maine61$223,228
Vermont59$205,855
New Hampshire52$177,922
Florida1$3,000
New York1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 327 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Berkshire County Diaper Project Inc
Stockbridge, MA
Health & welfare$7,500
Webster House
Machester, NH
Health & welfare$7,500
Acord Food Pantry
South Hamilton, MA
Food pantry/food bank$6,000
Food for the World - Ministerio Los Milagros de Jesus Inc
Lawrence, MA
Food pantry/food bank$6,000
AIDS Response Seacoast
Portsmouth, NH
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Amistad
Portland, ME
Homeless shelter$5,000
Augusta Emergency Overnight Warming Shelter
Augusta, ME
Homeless shelter$5,000
Augusta Teen Center of the Boys & Girls Club
Augusta, ME
Health & welfare$5,000
Belfast Soup Kitchen
Belfast, ME
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Belonging to Each Other
Falmouth, MA
Homeless shelter$5,000
Berkshires Bounty DBA Berkshire Bounty
Great Barrington, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Bethel Area Food Shelf
Bethel, VT
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire & Vermont
Brattleboro, VT
Health & welfare$5,000
Birthday Wishes Inc
Natick, MA
Homeless shelter$5,000
Brattleboro Area Hospice
Brattleboro, VT
Health & welfare$5,000
Brattleboro Housing Opportunites
Brattleboro, VT
Dental$5,000
Brighton Allston Congregational Church
Brighton, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Cape Cod Council of Churches
Hyannis, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Cape Kids Meals
Osterville, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River
Fall River, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Central Vermont Adult Education
Barre, VT
Health & welfare$5,000
Champ Homes Inc
Hyannis, MA
Homeless shelter$5,000
Christina's House
Springfield, MA
Homeless shelter$5,000
Christine B Foundation
Bangor, ME
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Citizens Inn Inc
Peabody, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Claremont Learning Partnership
Claremont, NH
Health & welfare$5,000
Clear Path for Veterans NE
Devens, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Coastal Foodshed Inc
New Bedford, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Common Good Soup Kitchen
Southwest Harbor, ME
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Community Cooks
Somerville, MA
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Community Dental
Portland, ME
Dental$5,000
Community Mentoring Team
Hyde Park, MA
Health & welfare$5,000
Confikids Inc
Foxboro, MA
Health & welfare$5,000
Daughters of Yahweh Community Outreach
Boston, MA
Health & welfare$5,000
Eastern Area Agency on Aging
Brewer, ME
Health & welfare$5,000
English at Large
Woburn, MA
Health & welfare$5,000
Fair Haven Concerned DBA Slate Valley Cares
Fairhaven, VT
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Families in Transition Inc
Manchester, NH
Food pantry/food bank$5,000
Families Like Ours Inc
Great Barrington, MA
Health & welfare$5,000
Family Promise of Metrowest LLC
Natick, MA
Homeless shelter$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Agnes M Lindsay Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Agnes M Lindsay Trust give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 327 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Agnes M Lindsay Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Ernest E Dion (Trustee), Alan G Lampert (Trustee) and Michael S Delucia (Trustee).

What does Agnes M Lindsay Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, food and hunger and youth programs.

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